With the new documentary Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Bandnow available to stream, Robbie Robertson takes an in-depth look at his time in the Band on a recent episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. Robertson discusses his fraught relationship with Levon Helm, whether the group’s story …
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South Korean quartet Blackpink have returned with a new single, “How You Like That,” combining their signature sound of hip-hop and EDM-inspired pop with an uplifting message. Their new track comes with a music video with all the Blackpink hallmarks: elaborate and colorful sets, a lot of impressive wigs, Lisa …
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Shamir has returned to his pop roots and plans to release a new album this fall — in what he alludes to as his most accessiblealbum since debutRatchet. As he explained to Rolling Stone earlier this month: “I wrote ‘On My Own’ last summer after a breakup as a way …
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This Saturday, June 20th, marks the 20th anniversary of Deftones‘ third album White Pony, which Rolling Stone named as one of the 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time. Earlier in the week, Deftones vocalist Chino Moreno, drummer Abe Cunningham and keyboardist Frank Delgado hosted a virtual press conference on …
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Randy Newman seemingly has a song for every occasion — even the current state of Donald Trump’s presidency. Monday night, he visited (virtually) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform that now-timely track, 1974’s “Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man).” “This is a song I wrote back …
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Neil Young has released “Vacancy,” the latest offering from Homegrown, the previously shelved 1975 album he’s finally releasing on June 19th. One of the seven unreleased tracks on the album, “Vacancy” opens with a churning guitar riff, as Young sings “Who are you?/Where are you going to?” He then addresses …
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Jehnny Beth‘s voice is made for chaos. With Savages, the noisy English punk group she fronted last decade, her vocals sounded defiantly pretty and powerful as they fought to rise above the group’s shadowy guitar carnage. And with John and Jehn — the dramatic, lo-fi duo she formed with her …
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Bluegrass favorite Billy Strings has announced the Streaming Strings 2020 Tour, which will take him to the stages of several Nashville venues during the month of July. The flatpicking ace’s shows will be streamed on a variety of online platforms, depending on the date. Performances get underway July 16th with …
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Rufus Wainwright released the video for the charming, folksy “You Ain’t Big,” the latest single off his upcoming album Unfollow the Rules, slated for July 10th. The clip opens in the style of an old film, complete with a scene in an editorial office as a man discusses how he …
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The Indigo Girls played a handful of songs from their manager’s office in Atlanta for In My Room, our IGTV series in which musicians perform while in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Seated at a safe distance from each other and in front of a couch covered with vinyl copies …
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